Feature News Security What are the lessons learnt from password hacking? October 3, 2014 by Lee Painter Hot off the heals, with the recent hacks on eBay and Gmail, it’s not surprising that we find 2 more respected organisations who’s security has been compromised and leaves data vulnerable to hackers. iThemes iThemes, a favoured website that provides themes and plugins for popular blog site WordPress, have contacted all their users with a notice […] Read more » hack hacking password security
News Security Tech Alert Uncategorized The Shellshock Q&A October 1, 2014 by Lee Painter What is Shellshock? The ‘Bash bug’, most commonly known as Shellshock is typically located within the command-line shell that is used within many Mac, Linux and UNIX operating systems, which can leave websites and devices powered by these operating systems open to risk. How does it work? Bash supports the export of not just shell […] Read more » online security password self service security
News Security Tech Alert Uncategorized The Shellshock Q&A October 1, 2014 by Lee Painter What is Shellshock? The ‘Bash bug’, most commonly known as Shellshock is typically located within the command-line shell that is used within many Mac, Linux and UNIX operating systems, which can leave websites and devices powered by these operating systems open to risk. How does it work? Bash supports the export of not just shell […] Read more » online security password self service security
News Has the 5 million Gmail password hack affected you? September 11, 2014 by Lee Painter On Wednesday, many technology websites and blogs broke the news that hackers leaked around 5 million stolen Gmail account details to a Russian Bitcoin forum. This follows similar leaks of account data from popular Russian web services, so is there room to be concerned? Understandably, this has caused huge outrage and worry amongst users of […] Read more » hack hacking online security password security
Feature Password-Self-Service Why does my company need self-service password reset? September 2, 2014 by Lee Painter Wikipedia has defined self-service password reset as “any process or technology that allows users who have either forgotten their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate with an alternate factor, and repair their own problem, without calling the help desk”. Simply put, self-service password reset allows you to manage your password through answering pre-set […] Read more » password self service security
K-12 Uncategorized The Impact of BYOD on Data Security in Schools August 4, 2014 by Lee Painter Schools are now more than ever before in possession of a huge amount of personal and sensitive data about both staff and students. This can include data such as exam results or private medical information. Therefore, the importance of securing this data within school IT systems goes without saying; it becomes increasingly critical because many […] Read more » BYOD edtech education higher ed k-12 online security schools security security education staff
Security Uncategorized The Importance of Password Management for SME’s July 28, 2014 by Lee Painter In a business environment that is dynamic, constantly evolving and ladled with threats, it is important to ensure all data is kept secure through using some form of password management. Recent, market research has stated that over the next 4-5 years, this requirement for password management is only set to increase because the need to […] Read more » online security password password management password policy password self service security
Security Security and Staff – What’s the Connection? July 24, 2014 by Lee Painter In a business environment where security is paramount, online security is so very important. In generations before now, the only real worry about online security was virus infections, however now we’re having to face a plethora of issues including phishing, identity theft, spyware and the list goes on. Additionally, we have to think about internal […] Read more » online security password security security education staff